000
FZNT02 KNHC 072219
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2230 UTC TUE DEC 07 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 07.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED DEC 08.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU DEC 09.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT 31N57W TO 26N65W TO 20N74W THEN DIFFUSE 
THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 66W SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SW 
WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. S OF 27N W OF 77W 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 
TO 8 FT IN THE GULF STREAM. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N W OF FRONT WIND 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N WITHIN 480 
NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 39W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT 
IN N SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 68W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST MERGING COLD FRONTS 31N57W TO 20N74W. N OF 29N 
W OF FRONT TO 70W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. WITHIN 300 NM LINE 
27N35W TO 14N60W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 T0 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 
REMAINDER AREA E OF 70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONTAL TROUGH 31N55W TO 20N74W. W OF TROUGH 
TO 72W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE 
SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 40W AND S OF 22N E OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 10 T0 15 FT IN NE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E OF 74W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. 

.CARIBBEAN DIFFUSE COLD FRONT 20N74W TO 15N83W TO 15N87W. 
ELONGATED TROUGH 10N77W TO 17N68W. NW OF COLD FRONT TO 19N N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 18N. FROM 10N TO 16N 
NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. S OF 10N NW OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT DISSIPATED. ELONGATED TROUGH FROM 
10N77W TO 17N73W. S OF 15N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 16N BETWEEN 69W AND 73W E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 18N69W TO 10N78W. S OF 17N W OF 
TROUGH TO 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  
E OF TROUGH E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.GULF OF MEXICO S OF 21N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO DEVELOPING LOW 
PRES NEAR 26N91W 1015 MB THEN FRONT CONTINUING TO 20N97W. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. WITHIN 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW NEAR 23N85W 1017 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO 
18N81W AND WARM FRONT E TO 23N81W. FROM 23N TO 28N AND S OF 23N 
BETWEEN 85W AND 97W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING